Nature Conservation Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2001 (Qld)

Queensland Subordinate Legislation 2001 No. 215 Nature Conservation Act 1992 NATURE CONSERVATION LEGISLATION AMENDMENT REGULATION (No. 1) 2001 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page PART 1—PRELIMINARY 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 PART 2—AMENDMENT OF NATURE CONSERVATION REGULATION 1994 2 Regulation amended in pt 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3 Replacement of s 87 (Feeding native animals) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 87 Feeding native animals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 87A Keeping food safe from native animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 87B Disturbing native animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 4 Amendment of s 237 (Feeding native animals). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 5 Insertion of new s 237A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 237A Disturbing native animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 6 Amendment of sch 14 (Dictionary). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 PART 3—AMENDMENT OF NATURE CONSERVATION (PROTECTED AREAS) REGULATION 1994 7 Regulation amended in pt 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 8 Amendment of s 8 (Declared management intent) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 PART 4—AMENDMENT OF NATURE CONSERVATION (WILDLIFE) REGULATION 1994 9 Regulation amended in pt 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 10 Amendment of sch 2 (Endangered wildlife) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

2 Nature Conservation Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2001 No. 215, 2001 11 Amendment of sch 3 (Vulnerable wildlife) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Amendment of sch 4 (Rare wildlife). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Amendment of sch 5 (Common wildlife) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 9 9

s1 3 s3 Nature Conservation Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2001 No. 215, 2001 PART 1—PRELIMINARY 1 Short title This regulation may be cited as the Nature Conservation Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2001 . PART 2—AMENDMENT OF NATURE CONSERVATION REGULATION 1994 2 Regulation amended in pt 2 This part amends the Nature Conservation Regulation 1994. 3 Replacement of s 87 (Feeding native animals) Section 87— omit, insert— ‘87 Feeding native animals ‘ (1) A person in a protected area must not feed a native animal— (a) that is dangerous, venomous or capable of injuring a person; or (b) if a regulatory notice prohibits the feeding of the animal. Maximum penalty— (a) for paragraph (a)—40 penalty units; or (b) for paragraph (b)—20 penalty units. ‘ (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to— (a) the following persons performing functions under the Act in relation to the native animal— (i) the chief executive; (ii) a conservation officer, public service officer or other employee of the department acting under the chief executive’s authority; or

s3 4 s3 Nature Conservation Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2001 No. 215, 2001 (b) a person who feeds a native animal under a licence, permit or other authority or with the chief executive’s written approval. ‘87A Keeping food safe from native animals ‘ (1) A person in a protected area must ensure food in the person’s possession or under the person’s control is kept— (a) in a way that prevents native animals that are dangerous, venomous or capable of injuring a person from gaining access to the food; or (b) if a regulatory notice states the way in which the food must be kept—in the stated way. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. ‘ (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to food that— (a) is being consumed by a person or prepared for human consumption; or (b) is lawfully deposited in a litter bin in the protected area. ‘87B Disturbing native animals ‘ (1) A person in a protected area must not disturb a native animal that is dangerous, venomous or capable of injuring a person. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. ‘ (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to— (a) the following persons performing functions under the Act in relation to the native animal— (i) the chief executive; (ii) a conservation officer, public service officer or other employee of the department acting under the chief executive’s authority; or (b) another person who disturbs a native animal— (i) under a licence, permit or other authority or with the chief executive’s written approval; or

s4 5 s5 Nature Conservation Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2001 No. 215, 2001 (ii) in the course of a lawful activity that was not directed towards the disturbance and the disturbance could not have been reasonably avoided.’. 4 Amendment of s 237 (Feeding native animals) (1) Section 237, penalty, ‘20’— omit, insert— ‘40’. (2) Section 237— insert— ‘ (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to— (a) the following persons performing functions under the Act in relation to the native animal— (i) the chief executive; (ii) a conservation officer, public service officer or other employee of the department acting under the chief executive’s authority; or (b) a person who feeds a native animal under a licence, permit or other authority or with the chief executive’s written approval.’. 5 Insertion of new s 237A After section 237— insert— ‘237A Disturbing native animals ‘ (1) A person must not disturb a native animal in the wild that is dangerous, venomous or capable of injuring a person. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. ‘ (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to— (a) the following persons performing functions under the Act in relation to the native animal— (i) the chief executive;

s6 6 s7 Nature Conservation Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2001 No. 215, 2001 (ii) a conservation officer, public service officer or other employee of the department acting under the chief executive’s authority; or (b) another person who disturbs a native animal— (i) under a licence, permit or other authority or with the chief executive’s written approval; or (ii) in the course of a lawful activity that was not directed towards the disturbance and the disturbance could not have been reasonably avoided.’. 6 Amendment of sch 14 (Dictionary) Schedule 14— insert— ‘ “disturb” , for sections 87B and 237A, means approach, lure, pursue, tease or attempt to disturb. “feed” , in relation to a native animal, includes— (a) use food to tease or lure the animal; and (b) attempt to feed the animal.’. PART 3—AMENDMENT OF NATURE CONSERVATION (PROTECTED AREAS) REGULATION 1994 7 Regulation amended in pt 3 This part amends the Nature Conservation (Protected Areas) Regulation 1994.

s 8 7 s 10 Nature Conservation Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2001 No. 215, 2001 8 Amendment of s 8 (Declared management intent) Section 8(2), ‘section 22 (Management principles of nature refuges)’— omit, insert— ‘section 22 1 ’. PART 4—AMENDMENT OF NATURE CONSERVATION (WILDLIFE) REGULATION 1994 9 Regulation amended in pt 4 This part amends the Nature Conservation (Wildlife) Regulation 1994. 10 Amendment of sch 2 (Endangered wildlife) (1) Schedule 2, section 2, entry for ‘ Litoria pearsoniana ’— omit. (2) Schedule 2, section 6— omit, insert— ‘6 Butterflies ‘The following butterflies are endangered butterflies— Scientific name Argyreus hyperbius inconstans Hypochrysops piceatus (3) Schedule 2, section 10— insert— Common name Australian fritillary butterfly piceatus jewel butterfly’. ‘ Petrogale sharmani Sharman’s rock-wallaby’. 1 Section 22 (Management principles of nature refuges)

s 11 8 s 11 Nature Conservation Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2001 No. 215, 2001 (4) Schedule 2, section 12— insert— ‘ Anomalopus mackayi Hemiaspis damelii Tympanocryptis pinguicolla (Covacevich et al 1998) long-legged worm skink grey snake south-eastern lined earless dragon’. 11 Amendment of sch 3 (Vulnerable wildlife) (1) Schedule 3, section 2— insert— ‘ Cophixalus neglectus (Zweifel 1962) Cophixalus saxatilis (Zweifel and Parker 1977) Cophixalus zweifeli (Davies and McDonald 1998) Litoria andiirmalin (McDonald 1997) Litoria pearsoniana tangarine nursery frog boulder nursery frog Cape Melville boulder frog Cape Melville tree frog cascade tree frog’. (2) Schedule 3, section 6— omit, insert— ‘6 Butterflies ‘The following butterflies are vulnerable butterflies— Scientific name Acrodipsas illidgei Hypochrysops apollo apollo Jalmenus evagoras eubulus Nacaduba pactolus cela Ornithoptera richmondia Common name Illidge’s ant-blue butterfly apollo jewel butterfly bold blue-line butterfly Richmond birdwing butterfly’.

s 12 9 s 13 Nature Conservation Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2001 No. 215, 2001 (3) Schedule 3, section 10— insert— ‘ Petrogale lateralis purpureicollis black-footed rock-wallaby (purple-necked subspecies)’. (4) Schedule 3, section 12, entry for ‘ Anomalopus mackayi ’— omit. 12 Amendment of sch 4 (Rare wildlife) (1) Schedule 4, section 2, entries for ‘ Cophixalus neglectus ’, ‘ Cophixalus saxatilis ’ and ‘ Cyclorana manya ’— omit. (2) Schedule 4, section 6, entry for ‘ Petrogale sharmani ’— omit. 13 Amendment of sch 5 (Common wildlife) Schedule 5, part 1, division 1, heading— omit. ENDNOTES 1. Made by the Governor in Council on 22 November 2001. 2. Notified in the gazette on 23 November 2001. 3. Laid before the Legislative Assembly on . . . 4. The administering agency is the Environmental Protection Agency. © State of Queensland 2001